tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post1150245479091611862..comments2018-02-02T17:02:31.042+08:00Comments on Lao Ren Cha - 老人茶: Teaching English in Taiwan isn't "well-paid", even compared to local salariesJenna Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-66099752622678553912016-08-12T20:22:21.990+08:002016-08-12T20:22:21.990+08:00No, it&#39;s racism.
Nationalism needn&#39;t be ...No, it&#39;s racism. <br /><br />Nationalism needn&#39;t be ethnic - civic nationalism allows for an ethnically diverse nation where we are brought together by common goals for our country. The Taiwanese government has deliberately designed the system so that if you have Taiwanese ancestry (but are born and raised abroad) or are Taiwanese, it is no problem to hold dual nationality. But, everybodyJenna Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-69505654404892549822016-08-12T15:54:10.194+08:002016-08-12T15:54:10.194+08:00To my knowledge you are not only correct but this ...To my knowledge you are not only correct but this trend is also true in other nations:<br />&quot;Teaching English in [nation] isn&#39;t &quot;well-paid&quot;, even compared to local salaries&quot;<br />For example, in Thailand a local thirty-something engineer gets about double the salary of a foreign teacher.<br /><br />And like in Taiwan, non-local teacher salaries have have been relatively Sf Downinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287052862015167284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-75546781136170280142016-07-11T20:26:14.315+08:002016-07-11T20:26:14.315+08:00I&#39;ve heard from several trustworthy sources - ...I&#39;ve heard from several trustworthy sources - since the laws themselves are so damn unclear - that yes, we are supposed to get paid CNY just like other hourly workers in Taiwan are supposed to get (they too don&#39;t always, though). <br /><br />In terms of citizenship, I know non-PRC citizens who have gotten it here. You can get it, but you have to give up your original citizenship first (Jenna Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-38410934032438284682016-07-11T17:54:12.098+08:002016-07-11T17:54:12.098+08:00I just want to comment about teaching English here...I just want to comment about teaching English here. This is what I do. I think I do it well. <br />The only school I know of that pays for Chinese New Year and other national holidays is American Eagle. They also give you a week paid vacation. It is half-time, but it is something. Everything else, is it really law? Even if it is (I am questioning your statement, not doubting it) no one is really Bohlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971885629720229355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-26718351153132165832016-07-08T17:00:25.820+08:002016-07-08T17:00:25.820+08:00I&#39;ll apply, basically, when the same laws appl...I&#39;ll apply, basically, when the same laws apply to me as to Taiwanese, and the laws are not racist. When the double standard is gone. Jenna Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-64746168010148383722016-07-08T16:59:13.545+08:002016-07-08T16:59:13.545+08:00Since this is not related to my actual post I will...Since this is not related to my actual post I will not publish future comments on this topic. Jenna Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-47614069040012543412016-07-08T16:58:16.065+08:002016-07-08T16:58:16.065+08:00It&#39;s racist because Taiwanese can have dual ci...It&#39;s racist because Taiwanese can have dual citizenship but foreigners cannot, in Taiwan, unless they are Chinese spouses (so it does not apply to all foreigners). The racism isn&#39;t different foreigners with different origins, but all foreigners vs. the laws for Taiwanese. They prefer that non-Chinese people not become citizens so they set bars that are too high for many to cross. <br /><Jenna Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-26969370657322135802016-07-08T13:05:29.088+08:002016-07-08T13:05:29.088+08:00How is it racist when it applies to all foreigners...How is it racist when it applies to all foreigners? Or are you special snowflake?<br /><br />There are many westerners who got citizenship in Taiwan and they wrote about it on other expat forums. Also PRC Chinese lose their PRC citizenship as they cancel their ID and Household registration so they cannot have both ROC and PRC.dstv asiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401590923313361445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-13156662134485536242016-07-08T13:02:59.676+08:002016-07-08T13:02:59.676+08:00&quot;Just last year, I had to spend 5 months at h...&quot;Just last year, I had to spend 5 months at home taking care of my dad because my mom passed away (we knew it was going to happen, and I had actually planned to come well in advance and stay for at least a year, but it didn&#39;t work out that way). Without American citizenship I wouldn&#39;t have been allowed to stay that long in the country of my birth. My dad has a heart condition, and mydstv asiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401590923313361445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-49312667473371035542016-07-08T12:58:55.003+08:002016-07-08T12:58:55.003+08:00Jenna Lynn Cody Yeah, I am a foreigner who is a pr...Jenna Lynn Cody Yeah, I am a foreigner who is a professional and yet does not get a lot of the benefits of professional employment that locals do (I would like to be a local but I can&#39;t get citizenship without crossing an impossible bar, either). <br /><br />this is what you wrote on the FB discussion.<br /><br />Impossible is the word you used.dstv asiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401590923313361445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-23165921712280518602016-07-08T11:37:12.049+08:002016-07-08T11:37:12.049+08:00I actually can&#39;t find where I mentioned citizi...I actually can&#39;t find where I mentioned citizienship in this post. <br /><br />But, when I write about getting citizenship, I am very careful to say not &quot;it is impossible&quot; but something like &quot;the hurdles to getting it are impossible for me to cross&quot;. Why? Because it is theoretically possible, yes, but the government has purposely made it as difficult as possible because Jenna Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-55986667964300386052016-07-08T10:27:54.214+08:002016-07-08T10:27:54.214+08:00To post that it is impossible to get citizenship i...To post that it is impossible to get citizenship is a lie.<br /><br />Jenna chooses not to do so. <br /><br />Over 110,000 expats have applied for ROC Citizenship since 2000.dstv asiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401590923313361445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-5096448020770537252016-07-07T05:42:01.086+08:002016-07-07T05:42:01.086+08:00I&#39;ll keep an eye out for that one.
I have be...I&#39;ll keep an eye out for that one. <br /><br />I have been adding &quot;(Taiwan)&quot; to &quot;Republic of China&quot;, which many English-speaking readers would just think means &quot;Mainland China&quot;, or &quot;Communist China&quot;.Matt Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256628205245942206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-82886654044950832882016-07-06T16:58:18.403+08:002016-07-06T16:58:18.403+08:00Oh no, like, I hate the KMT with a burning passion...Oh no, like, I hate the KMT with a burning passion. I couldn&#39;t write about them even remotely objectively. On this blog I don&#39;t pretend to but on Wikipedia I don&#39;t think such obviously subjective edits would last long.<br /><br />Bias is a problem by the way. One thing I do do is when I see a page on some Taiwan-related issue that refers to &quot;Taiwan, China&quot; (a real thing) or Jenna Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-41051594965264458822016-07-06T11:16:09.714+08:002016-07-06T11:16:09.714+08:00Bias isn&#39;t a problem at all, every WP Editor i...Bias isn&#39;t a problem at all, every WP Editor is probably biased one way or another, no matter what the subject matter. <br /><br />It&#39;s just a matter of backing up any assertions with citations from credible sources.<br /><br />Food for thought anyway!Matt Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256628205245942206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-68828173474457199212016-07-06T09:22:13.744+08:002016-07-06T09:22:13.744+08:00Interesting thought! If I taught general English I...Interesting thought! If I taught general English I&#39;d probably have a project like this going (though I am so admittedly biased that it&#39;d have to be somewhat hands-off). It isn&#39;t an appropriate choice for my IELTS or Business English classes, but someone doing a less specialized course might really go in for something like this!Jenna Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-88494037909371212542016-07-06T08:00:41.231+08:002016-07-06T08:00:41.231+08:00I can&#39;t add much or comment about teaching Eng...I can&#39;t add much or comment about teaching English in Taiwan (as I neither live there or teach English), so this is a slightly tangential thought.<br /><br />When the English speaking world does a Google/Bing search these days, quite often it&#39;s the relevant Wikipedia page that&#39;s first up, or very high up, in search results.<br /><br />And one of the areas where Taiwan (the nation as aMatt Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256628205245942206noreply@blogger.com